Seattle Science Foundation

“JOE SABEY AND DAVE SABEY - Family relationship”

“The organization amended and restated its bylaws to eliminate the former corporate member, western healthconnect, vesting all governance autority in the boad of directors. It also updated the governance structure, board composition and terms, and officer responsibilities.”

“Western healthconnect was the sole corporate member of seattle science foundation until august 14, 2024 at which point seattle science foundation had no members”

“Seattle science foundation had a tiered governance in which the corporate member reserved the right to appoint the seattle science foundation's governing board. All nominations that came from the seattle science foundation board as nominations must have been approved by western healthconnect, as the corporate member. However, as of august 14, 2024, seattle science foundation has no members.”

“Classes of persons, decisions requiring approval & type of voting rights the following powers resided with the corporate member until august 14, 2024 at which point seattle science foundation had no members: 1) to adopt or change the mission, philosophy, and values, including the strategic plan and mission statement. 2) to amend or repeal the articles of incorporation or bylaws. 3) to approve the acquisition of assets, the incurrence of indebtedness or the lease, sale transfer, assignment or encumbering of assets exceeding a specified threshold, or the sale or transfer of any property which may have historical or religious significance. 4) to approve the dissolution or liquidation. 5) to approve the annual operating and capital budgets 6) to appoint the certified public accountants. 7) to approve the closure of any institution or major entity or work of the corporation.”

“The form 990 was prepared based on information received from various departments of the organization including the finance team, human resources, payroll, compliance and the general counsel's office. The organization engaged an outside accounting firm to prepare the return. The return has been reviewed by an officer of the organization. A full copy of the form 990 was provided to all board members prior to filing with the irs.”

“The seattle science foundation (ssf) maintains a comprehensive conflict of interest policy that applies to all members of the board of directors, officers, key employees, and any individual acting on behalf of the organization in a decision-making capacity. All such individuals are required to disclose annually, in writing, any financial interests or relationships that could create an actual or perceived conflict of interest. Monitoring and determination process prior to entering any proposed transaction or arrangement, ssf's accounting and management teams review all vendor relationships and contractor documentation, including required w-9 forms, to identify potential conflicts of interest. The chief operating officer (coo), chief executive officer (ceo), and board chairman review any identified disclosures to determine whether a potential conflict exists. If the potential conflict involves either the coo or ceo, the matter is referred to the executive committee of the board for independent review. If a possible conflict is identified after a transaction has occurred, the same review process is followed to assess the extent of the conflict and determine any corrective actions. This may include disclosure to the board, voiding or modifying the transaction, or implementing additional oversight measures. Review and resolution when a potential or actual conflict is identified, the individual with the conflict must disclose the nature of the conflict in writing and abstain from participating in any discussions, deliberations, or decisions regarding the matter. The board of directors, excluding the interested individual(s), reviews the information and determines whether the transaction is fair, reasonable, and in the best interest of ssf. The determination of whether a conflict exists is made at the executive committee level or by the full board, depending on the nature of the transaction and the parties involved. Documentation of the conflict, disclosure, deliberation, and final decision is maintained in the organization's records. Restrictions and enforcement persons with an identified conflict are prohibited from participating in deliberations or voting on the matter. They may, however, provide factual information or answer questions at the request of the disinterested board members. Ssf's management ensures that all determinations and resolutions are documented in the board or committee minutes. All employees and board members reaffirm compliance with this policy annually through the signed conflict of interest disclosure statement. Any violations of the policy are addressed by the board and may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination or removal from the board.”

“Process for determining compensation for the chief operating officer, the board conducted a survey of similar positions and the executive committee approved their compensation package. Compensation for other employees is evaluated by the ceo & executives with input from the chairman. Studies are completed by the chairman's hr department as needed for comparative purposes. For board members and officers employed by related organizations, the following process applies: it is providence's intention to make financial information accessible and transparent. Although the filing of form 990 provides insight into how providence achieves its mission, delivers its programs and stewards its finances, deciphering the information directly from form 990 can be challenging. The following paragraphs provide further information about the process we use to determine compensation for top management, officers and key employees. Providence has a single fiduciary board, with responsibility for financial oversight associated with fulfillment of the providence mission, developing system policies, protecting the assets entrusted to the organization and overseeing the strategic and operational affairs of providence's legal entities. Providence also maintains a network of community entity boards with responsibility for quality of care oversight, community relations, advocacy and community needs assessments. Providence has a consistent compensation philosophy for all of its senior executives, including all officers. Salaries for senior executives are reviewed at least annually by the executive compensation committee, which is a committee of the providence board consisting only of outside, independent directors. The committee makes sure, at each of its meetings, that no member of the committee has a conflict of interest as to any executive whose compensation is reviewed by the committee. The executive compensation committee retains an independent consultant each year to review salaries of those in the most significant leadership roles in the organization. Part of the consultant's role is to review an extensive array of compensation surveys of large, not-for-profit health care systems in the united states. Providence is one of the larger health systems in the country, and as such, the board benchmarks executive compensation against other large, not-for-profit health systems that are substantially similar to providence in size and complexity (such as having a similar amount of annual net revenue). Additionally, because providence often looks to general industry for leaders in certain functional areas, providence also takes into consideration general industry market data in these special situations. Base salaries for providence executives are generally targeted to the "median" level of the market data (where half the salaries in the data are lower and half the salaries in the data are higher), as identified by the independent consultant and reviewed with the executive compensation committee. The president/ceo utilizes the market information provided by the consultant along with formal performance evaluations, to determine salary recommendations for other senior executives. This process includes a rigorous analysis of those recommendations with the executive compensation committee as a part of the review and approval process. Total compensation is tied closely to performance of the organization and the individual. Performance incentives allow executives to earn additional compensation if they help lead providence in achieving specific organizational goals for furthering providence's operating commitments and strategic objectives. The board of directors conducts a thorough review process to ensure performance incentives are aligned with appropriate market practices. The board's process for setting, reviewing and approving executive compensation fully complies with irs standards (to assure that all compensation is considered reasonable) and reflects best govern”

“The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request.”

“12. Nunna rs, ryoo js, ostrov pb, patel s, godolias p, daher z, price r, chapman jr, oskouian rj. Single-level cervical disc replacement (cdr) versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (acdf): a nationwide matched analysis of complications, 30- and 90-day readmission rates, and cost. World neurosurg x. 2023 oct 18;21:100242. Doi: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100242. Pmid: 38221950; pmcid: pmc10787284. Accepted manuscripts -pending online publication notice 1. Davis, d., goodmanson, r., pierre, c., lewik, g., frieler, s., anderson, b., rao, g., patel, n., patel, n., jouppi, l., daher, z., oskouian, r., chapman, j. Evaluation of risk factors for post-operative urinary retention in the complex spine surgery patient and development of the predictive "pour score". Jaaos global. Accepted. July 2024 submitted manuscripts under review 1. Godolias, p., pluemer, j., cibura, c., gerstmeyer, j., heep, h., dudda, m., pierre, c., schildhauer, t., oskouian, r., chapman, j. Does preservation of the posterior ligament complex in elective lumbar fusion surgery matter? Early results from a single-center experience. Cureus. Nov 1, 2024 2. Daher, z., jouppi l., anderson, b., pierre, c., davis, d., patel, n., gerstmeyer, j., rao, g., norvell, d., cracchiolo, g., abdul-jabbar, a., oskouian, r., chapman, j. The association of bone mineral density with distal junctional kyphosis and distal junctional failure after multilevel spine fusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World neurosurgery. Oct 2024 3. Godolias, p., pierre, c., tataryn, z., costa, m., pratt, n., robinson, j., freyvert, y., cooke, j., goodmanson, r., detorri, j., al-awadi, h., oskouian, r., chapman, j., schell, b. Multiple-rod constructs in thoracolumbar reconstructive spine surgery: building a novel classification of heterogeneous rods for multiple etiologies (chrome) scoring system. World neurosurgery x. July 2024 4. Yilmaz, e., o'lynnger, t., vermeulen, s., fisahn, c., strot, s., moisi, m., ishak, b., detorri, j., pierre, c., gerstmeyer, j., oskouian, r., chapman, j. Spinal nerve sheath tumors: contrasting surgical resection and stereotactic radiosurgery cohorts. World neurosurgery x. July 2024 5. Gerstmeyer, j; godolias p; schildhauer ta; pierre, c; patel, neel; david d; anderson b; abdul-jabbar, a; chapman j, oskouian, r stand-alone lateral interbody fusion (llif): surgical approach and complications after 10 years of experience 6. Gerstmeyer, j; pierre, c; godolias p; patel, neel; david d; anderson b; abdul-jabbar, a; schildhauer ta; chapman j, oskouian, r. In-hospital mortality in spondylodiscitis: risk factors assessed through the national inpatient sample analysis. 7. Gerstmeyer, j; pierre, c; godolias p; patel, neel; david d; anderson b; abdul-jabbar, a; schildhauer ta; chapman j, oskouian, r. Beyond the spine: exploring mental health disorders in spondylodiscitis. 8. Gerstmeyer, j; pierre, c; godolias p; patel, neel; david d; anderson b; abdul-jabbar, a; schildhauer ta; chapman j, oskouian, r. The conundrum of finding an optimal spondylodiscitis treatment pathway: how do treatments affect readmission rates? 9. Gerstmeyer, j; pierre, c; godolias p; patel, neel; david d; anderson b; abdul-jabbar, a; schildhauer ta; chapman j, oskouian, r. Incidence and predictors of readmission following hospitalization for thoracic disc herniation 10. Gerstmeyer, j; pierre, c; godolias p; patel, neel; david d; anderson b; abdul-jabbar, a; schildhauer ta; chapman j, oskouian, r. Lumbar corpectomy: a comprehensive analysis utilizing the nationwide readmission database 11. Gerstmeyer j; pierre, c; norvell, d; davis, d; gold, c; hogsett, c; kraemer, m; minissale, n; schildhauer, ta; abdul-jabbar, a; oskouian, r; chapman, j. Malnutrition in spondylodiscitis: an overlooked risk factor 12. Gerstmeyer j; gorbacheva, a; pierre, c; norvell, d; heffernan, t; tabesh; schildhauer, ta; abdul-jabbar, a; oskouian, r; chapman, j. Readmission rates and hospital charges: a comparative study of surgical inter”

“11. Pierre, c., daher, z., jouppi l., anderson, b., davis, d., patel, n., gerstmeyer, j., rao, g., norvell, d., cracchiolo, g., abdul-jabbar, a., oskouian, r., chapman, j. The association of bone mineral density with distal junctional kyphosis and distal junctional failure after multilevel spine fusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Swedish neuroscience institute. Oral presentation; washington state association of neurological surgeons annual meeting, cle elum. September 2024. 12. Patel, n., von glinski a, pierre c., elia c, ishak b, godolias p, blecher r, detorri jr, norvell dc, jouppi l, gerstmeyer j, deem sa, golden jb, schildhauer ta, oskouian rj, chapman jr. The pac (postoperative airway compromise) score - first steps to develop a post-surgery tool for the prediction of upper airway-related complications following anterior cervical spine surgery. Swedish neuroscience institute. Rapid fire oral presentation; global spine congress; bangkok, thailand. May 2024 13. Pierre, c., seidel, c., pluemer, j., lewik, g., avantaggio, a., norvell, d., oskouian, r., chapman, j. Thoracolumbar burst fractures: risk factors associated with 90-day readmissions- a nationwide readmissions database study. Swedish neuroscience institute. Oral presentation; global spine summit, bangkok, thailand. May 2024 14. Lewik, g., pierre, c., rao, g., hicks, j., davis, d., anderson, b., patel, n., abdul-jabbar, a., chapman, j., oskouian, r. A cadaver study: the relationship of vital organs of the thoracolumbar junction during a far lateral approach using a t-12 corpectomy model. Swedish neuroscience institute. Oral presentation; global spine summit, bangkok, thailand. May 2024 15. Lewik, g., pierre, c., rao, g., hicks, j., davis, d., anderson, b., patel, n., abdul-jabbar, a., oskouian, r., chapman, j., adjacent segment failure after multilevel fusion for degenerative spinal disorders - is alignment the only reason? Swedish neuroscience institute. Rapid fire oral presentation; global spine summit, bangkok, thailand. May 2024 16. Gerstmeyer, j., von glinski a, pierre c., elia c, ishak b, godolias p, blecher r, detorri jr, norvell dc, jouppi l, gerstmeyer j, deem sa, golden jb, schildhauer ta, oskouian rj, chapman jr. The pac (postoperative airway compromise) score - first steps to develop a post-surgery tool for the prediction of upper airway-related complications following anterior cervical spine surgery. Swedish neuroscience institute. Oral presentation; globus spine fellows program meeting; audubon, pa. May 2024. Best research award*. 17. Anderson, b., jouppi l., daher, z., pierre, c., davis, d., patel, n., gerstmeyer, j., rao, g., norvell, d., cracchiolo, g., abdul-jabbar, a., oskouian, r., chapman, j. The association of bone mineral density with distal junctional kyphosis and distal junctional failure after multilevel spine fusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Swedish neuroscience institute. Oral presentation; ao spine fellows annual meeting, banff, ca. March 2024. 18. Pierre, c., davis d., goodmanson, r., lewik, g., frieler, s., anderson, b., rao, g., patel, n., oskouian, r., chapman, j., postoperative urinary retention (pour) in the setting of complex spine surgery- a risk factor analysis. Swedish neuroscience institute. Abstract oral presentation - spine deformity session; aans/cns spine summit, las vegas, nv. February 2024. 19. Pierre, c., seidel, c., pluemer, j., lewik, g., avantaggio, a., norvell, d., oskouian, r., chapman, j. Thoracolumbar burst fractures: risk factors associated with 90-day readmissions- a nationwide readmissions database study. Swedish neuroscience institute. Electronic poster; aans/cns spine summit, las vegas, nv. February 2024. Best abstract award*.”

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